The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10

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usYy, 1887, 204 convicts were leased to
Mcdonald up to June 6, 1887, and
during this six months, twenty died,
nineteen we're discharged and escaped
and twenty.three returned 10 the
walls disabled and sick, many Of whom
have died since. God will never
smile upon State that treats Its con.
victs rs Mississippi does. After q full
examination and conference with the
kind hearted prison physician, DR..
johnson, we find the following per.
sons in the hospital, almost in dying
state; some Of them with hopelessly
incurable diseases, aud otSers badly
sfilicted, and all Of them confned for
minor offenses, comparatively SPEAK.
ing, and who have long since suffered
the full penalty OF the law, in being
beaten and 90 cruelty mis-.
treated, aud whom we here
earnestly beg the Governor to
pardon INN sdiately, 90 that they NAV
at least die free, to wit: No. 40,
Anderson Perkins (colored), CON-
sumption; George Lowry (white),
chronic lung disease, extreme debility,
sentenced for grand larceny, says he
has been in the penitentiary three
years; 544, Monroe Lusk (colored),
carlous ulctrae ed bones Of foot, sen.
fenced for forgery, Gays he has been
In tbs penitentiary eighteen months;
430, Anderson Tompkins (colored),
chronic lung disease, extreme debility,
sentenced for murder, says he has
been in the penitentiary nine months;
81, George Smith (colored), chronic
lung disease, sentenced for murder,
says he has been In the penitentiary
about three years; $50, Fayette Holt
ness (colored). chronic dysentery,
very much debilitated; S25, Stonewall
Moore (colored), epilepsy and dysen-
terry, very much debiliiated, says he
has been in the penitentisry two years
and half 7l6, Ned Dawkins (colored),
rheumatism, chronic, says he has been
In the penite ntiary eighteen months;
1872, Turner McDuffy (colored), ex.
treme debility, the result OF chronic
dysentery, says he has BEEN in the
penitentisry six months; Samuel
Toney (colored), chronic lung disease,
says he has been in the penitentisry
two years; Tai Z ley Eco ored), dys-
EMERY; $50, Alb Shannon (eolored),
debility, the result Of dysentery, says
he has been In the penitentiary SIX
months. We desire to say that there
has come 10 our notice q number OF
rumors rejecting on this grand jury,
which we denounce as false. We
found only euch bills % the necessary
legal number Of our body, toxit:
twelve, freely and voluntarily asent.
ed TO and voted FIR; and charges
that we were weak and vensl
enough to return bills improper
and Illegally as false, and we brand
them as 30. We return our thanks to
your honor and all the court officers,
especially TO our district attorney, Who
has ably assisted 10 our deliberations,
whom we have always found polite,
ready and willing to aid us in the dis
charge Of our duties, and We beg to be
discharged. We also return thanks to
our foreman, Mr.. Gray, who has made
an Efficient foreman, and who hes pre-
sided over our deliberations in a man
ner that has been entirely ca isiac tory
to ourselves and highly complimentary
TO him.
JIM. GRAY, Foreman.
When the grand Jury came into
court 10 make their final report, Mr..
Nugent arose and said that be had
been requested by the foreman OF the
grand jury TO state, and he did state
gu te willingly, that the plea Of abate-
ment filed In this case l. ad been, In the
main, prepared before the indictment
against Hamilton and Eubank had
been presented that IL was based on
information gathered by hims,li soon
after the impaueline Of the grand
jary; that he bad never spoken TO q
member OF the grand Jury on the sub
fact nar had IA haan anakan IN nv